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The "Freedom Convoy" protests that took over downtown Ottawa last winter and inspired several border blockades caused serious concerns about Canada's international reputation and its economic security, senior Canadian officials say.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended on Monday, November 14, 2022, that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of respiratory viruses, while Alberta's premier said she will not impose a mask mandate and urged people not to panic.

A cap on greenhouse gas emissions from Canada's oil and gas sector will be ready by the end of next year, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health who became the face of Alberta’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially removed from her post.

Wedged between the southwestern town of Bridgwater and the Severn estuary is a 430-acre site where some of the U.K.'s future electricity hopes are pinned.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada is issuing a challenge to the rest of the world to expand the use of carbon pricing in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.

Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy and reduce its reliance on coal.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing funding for developing countries to improve their infrastructure and make COVID-19 vaccines, at a G20 summit where geopolitics looms over work to shore up global economic systems.

Scientists have found major genetic differences between groups of platypuses above and below dams, which may lead to inbreeding and reduced adaptability.

It was a busy day at Queen’s Park on Monday, with education workers getting back their right to strike and Ontario’s government projecting a budget deficit that critics warn could be used to avoid paying them and other public sector workers a living wage.

The Global Shield “is aimed at strengthening insurance, disaster protection financing, providing support for loss and damage, and financial mechanisms for slow onset climate events,” said Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta.

At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Quebec’s economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon confirmed to Canada’s National Observer a massive LNG project in his province won’t be revived, despite earlier reports it was again under consideration. 

It's half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still working on draft agreements before ministers arrive next week to push for a substantial deal to fight climate change.

The United Nations says it is investigating allegations of misconduct by Egyptian police officers providing security at this year's international climate talks.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wrapped up his first stop of a tour in Southeast Asia by announcing nearly $1 million to help remove unexploded landmines and cluster bombs from the region.